A Stylistic Analysis of the poem ''And Still I Rise'' by Maya Angelou

Abstract

This study is concerned with the stylistic analysis of the poem ''And Still I Rise'' by Maya Angelou. The study uses a statistical method in analyzing and clarifying the messages that the writer wanted to convey to the reader through the use of numbers, percentages and their interpretation  . Researchers and critics who are interested in literature, especially poetry  rely on personal tendencies and opinions. In this study,  the method used does not depend on personal opinion, but rather relies entirely on numbers to evaluate the stylistic characterization of the  literary work. In this study, we want to analyze and examine the  parts of speech in the poem to understand the literary work in its entirety. Analyzing the poem line by line allows us to break the poem down in order to study its structure, form and language. The analysis aims to know the style used by the author in her literary work, to understand the meaning of sentences and phrases that selected by the writer. Some poems are written just for the pleasure of reading the ones that are just lovely in themselves, even on the surface level. Many poems, however, require a little deeper digging to get to the poet’s intended message. Poems, like almost all other forms of art, often tell us something about the author’s views on society, love, contemporary issues, or a variety of other topics that can be connected to larger, universal themes. The study concluded that  the statistical analysis is useful for analyzing the literary text, clarifying the messages that the writer wants to convey to the reader, away from personal opinions and tendencies, and makes results based on a scientific statistical analysis.